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spurt |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spurt \Spurt\, n. [Cf. Icel. sprette a spurt, spring, run, spretta to sprit, spring.] A sudden and energetic effort, as in an emergency; an increased exertion for a brief space. The long, steady sweep of the so-called ``paddle'' tried him almost as much as the breathless strain of the spurt. --T. Hughes. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spurt \Spurt\, v. i. [Written also spirt, and originally the same word as sprit; OE sprutten to sprout, AS spryttan See {Sprit}, v. i., {Sprout}, v. i.] To gush or issue suddenly or violently out in a stream, as liquor from a cask; to rush from a confined place in a small stream or jet; to spirt. Thus the small jet, which hasty hands unlock, Spurts in the gardener's eyes who turns the cock. --Pope. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spurt \Spurt\, v. t. To throw out as a liquid, in a stream or jet; to drive or force out with violence, as a liquid from a pipe or small orifice; as to spurt water from the mouth. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spurt \Spurt\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Spurted}; p. pr & vb n. {Spurting}.] To make a sudden and violent exertion, as in an emergency. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: spurt n : the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) [syn: {jet}, {squirt}, {spirt}] v 1: gush forth in a sudden stream or jet of liquids [syn: {spirt}, {gush}, {spout}] 2: move with increasing speed [syn: {forge}, {spirt}]
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